BEAUHARNAIS HORTENSE DE: (1783-1837) Queen consort of Holland as spouse of Louis Bonaparte. Daughter of Josephine ...

BEAUHARNAIS HORTENSE DE: (1783-1837) Queen consort of Holland as spouse of Louis Bonaparte. Daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais and stepdaughter and later also sister-in-law of Napoleon I. Hortense de Beauharnais was the mother of Emperor of the French Napoleon III. An excellent A.L.S., `Hortense´, one page, small 4to, n.p., [Arenenberg], 23rd August 1836, to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, in French. Hortense first announces the arrival of Mr. Hubert and says `I hope that his presence will not affect your water treatments at Bade and that you will come back in good health to our small peaceful corner´, and referring to the Swiss situation states `We had no idea of the troubles you are telling me about and which is in Swiss minds. I do hope that all will calm down´ she further refers to her son, the future Napoleon III, stating `My son postponed his arrival two more days, we have so much fun at Bade that I am very happy that he enjoys some good time. He is expected to arrive today´ Before concluding Hortense, who liked very much Mathilde as future spouse of her son, sends a very warm message to Mathilde saying `Take well care of yourself, come back to us soon and always count on my pleasure to see you again and on my feelings for you. I would be glad to replace the loving mother you lost, as long as such a sweet thing could be replaced´ To a post-scriptum Hortense confirms `Louis has just arrived very happy of his trip´. Hortense do not seem to be aware about what is now known, that Louis-Napoleon did in fact meet at Bade several persons who would help him to plan his Strasbourg coup of 30th October 1836, only two months after the present letter was written. Small overall creasing, otherwise G Bonaparte Mathilde (1820-1904) Princess of San Donato. Daughter of Jerome Bonaparte. Mathilde was originally engaged to her first cousin, the future Napoleon III, but the engagement was broken following his imprisonment. She would later marry a Anatoly Demidov, a rich Russian nobleman, 1st Prince of San Donato. Huber-Salantin (1798-?) Officer of the Swiss Confederation General-Staff. He had a close relationship with Napoleon III. Catharina of Wurttemberg (1783-1835) Queen consort of Westphalia as spouse of Jerome Bonaparte. She passed away on 29th November 1835, nine months before the present letter was written. Napoleon III planned an uprising in Strasbourg in October 1836. Himself supported by a regiment seized the prefecture but a loyal regiment to the King Louis-Philippe surrounded the mutineers. Napoleon III fled back to Switzerland and later would go into exile in England.